The United States Department of Education has recently released a new set of guidelines for school report cards. In addition to the state requirements outlined by Oklahoma law, this year’s report card will contain additional student performance...

Developing the STEM (*Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education) Pipeline: Advances in science and engineering are essential for ensuring America’s - and the Okla-homa’s - economic growth and our national security. During the next...

The objective of this report is to document the major developmental and psychometric activities conducted in support of the Spring 2009 and Winter 2008/09 test administration of the OMAAP and to provide evidence of the validity and reliability...

The Child Nutrition Manual was developed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Section (hereinafter referred to as the State Agency) with the intent to assist school personnel in understanding the...

This report summarizes the impact of educational reforms instituted in Oklahoma since the passage of House Bill 1017 (1990). Part I of this report summarizes the major reform legislation and, to the extent that it can be determined, the level of...

On behalf of the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board, also designated as the State Early Childhood Advisory Council, I am pleased to present our Annual Report for FY2012. This year’s report includes recommendations from the Board to...

Calculation of Overall Letter Grade The A-F Report Card is comprised of two sections each worth one-half of the overall grade: Student Performance and Student Growth. A brief description of each section is followed by an explanation of how each...

College preparatory/work ready curriculum for high school graduation. Core curriculum (for those opti9ng out of the college preparatory/work ready curriculum). [year] Oklahoma School Testing Program. Oklahoma's Promise (Oklahoma Higher Learning...

Results 2010 Sandy Garrett; "ABC123 Challenge" Issued as part of Alternative Education summer, fall offerings; Governor signs law for new teacher evaluation system, other bills of interest noted; Professional Development from the SDE; Oklahoma...

Oklahoma’s Career and Technology Education System (CareerTech System) is a comprehensive educational system focusing on creating high-quality educational experiences for youth and adult students as well as companies. These educational experiences...

The right for public school students to maintain privacy of their education records is protected by federal FERPA laws. Recent changes in these laws combined with Oklahoma's effort to create a Statewide Longitudinal Database for public school...

Calculation of Overall Letter Grade The A-F Report Card is comprised of two sections each worth one-half of the overall grade: Student Performance and Student Growth. A brief description of each section is followed by an explanation of how each...

By submitting this flexibility request, the SEA requests flexibility through waivers of the ten ESEA requirements listed below and their associated regulatory, administrative, and reporting requirements by checking each of the boxes below. The...

As this is still a relatively new system, we must ensure that the A-F system is both understandable and interpreted appropriately. Even though the A-F system is conceptually easy to understand, the intricate specifics that are required to generate...

The Child Nutrition Manual was developed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Section (hereinafter referred to as the State Agency) with the intent to assist school personnel in understanding the...

Myth: Adopting common standards will bring all states' standards down to the lowest common denominator, which means states with high standards, such as Massachusetts, will be taking a step backwards if they adopt the Standards. Fact: The Standards...

It is with great pleasure that we issue Profiles 2010, prepared by the Office of Accountability. This series of reports is the yearly capstone for the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program, a system set forth in the Oklahoma Educational Reform...

The Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) are organized by Science Process and Inquiry Standards and Content Standards which include Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth/Space Science. They are arranged by grade level at Grades 1-8, and by...

The API is a numeric score that measures school and district performance based on a variety of educational indicators. It allows schools and districts to gauge their progress toward improving student achievement. Components of the API are used to...

The C3 Plan sets the stage for Oklahoma to win the competition for excellence. To that end, the Oklahoma State Department of Education has developed a more vigorous social studies framework focused on citizenship literacy. We call these the...

The educational success of Oklahoma children is a top priority. Nothing could be more essential to our state’s future. The programs described in this annual report, taken together, position Oklahoma’s public school students for the demands of the...

Results 2009 Sandy Garrett; What you need to know about the Oklahoma School Testing Program; Next steps in state ACE law; Alternate assessments provide appropriate options for students with disabilities; Workshops, Conferences & Opportunities;

It is with great pleasure that we issue Profiles 2011, prepared by the Office of Accountability. This series of reports is the yearly capstone for the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program, a system set forth in the Oklahoma Educational Reform...

This report summarizes the impact of educational reforms instituted in Oklahoma since the passage of House Bill 1017 (1990). Part I of this report summarizes the major reform legislation and, to the extent that it can be determined, the level of...

This series of reports is the yearly capstone for the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program, a system set forth in the Oklahoma Educational Reform Act of 1990 (House Bill 1017) to assist you in assessing the performance of your public schools.

The information presented in this report corresponds to the data for the school year 2005-2006 as included in the Consolidated State Performance report part 1, the State Report Card and the statistical information reported by NAEP for the same...

The Oklahoma comprehensive needs assessment was conducted pursuant to Title I Part C Sections 1304 and 1306 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The comprehensive needs assessment process enabled Oklahoma to look at the available data, evaluate...

The study was authorized out of concern over differences in test scores by fourth- and eighth-grade students in reading and mathematics on the Oklahoma State Testing Program (OSTP) as compared with that seen on a representative sample of students...

Governor's Council Will Meet Quarterly Beginning in 2014; Executive Committee Approves Annual Report; Program Helps Oklahomans Get Out of Crime & Into Workforce; NAEP Scores Show Oklahoma Students up in Three Areas, Still Behind Nation; Higher...